An adaptation of Christina García’s 1992 novel, the play is about love, loneliness, suspicion, autonomy, patriotism, phantoms and spirituality.
Berkeley City Club
Posted inArts
‘Escape from the Asylum’ is a delightful madcap comedy
The Berkeley Central Works production — a world premiere — has wit, a well-executed umbrella-sword fight and a comically melodramatic séance.
Posted inCommunity
The It List: Five things to do this weekend, Feb. 15-16
There’s a wealth of choice this weekend.
Posted inArts
Stimulating new version of Michael Frayn’s ‘Copenhagen’ by Indra’s Net Theater
The play focuses on a 1941 meeting between two internationally respected physicists, one Danish, one German, who were once colleagues but ended up on opposing sides in World War II.
Posted inCity
Berkeley City Club will be ‘endangered’ unless needed repairs are funded
As the beautiful building designed by Julia Morgan prepares to celebrate its 100th birthday, it is also kicking off a 10-year, $10 million effort to finance long-deferred structural repairs.
Posted inCity, Nightlife, Nosh
Morgan’s Bar and Lounge in Berkeley holds a piece of weird, wonderful history
Architect Julia Morgan designed the Berkeley City Club without a bar, so members found era-appropriate furnishings for Morgan’s.
Posted inNosh
Nosh on the Town: Julia’s at Berkeley City Club
Opening chef Alaun Grimaud has returned to Julia’s restaurant at Berkeley City Club. Come along with Nosh as we explore his new menu in photos.
Posted inArts
On the couch with Berkeley’s David Weisberg, playwright of Central Works’ premiere, ‘Totem and Taboo’
Ed Norton and Ralph Kramden (Caleb Cabrera and Bob Greene), unveil the mascot of their beloved Raccoon Lodge during a drug-induced dream journey to The Honeymooners in Central Works’ Totem and Taboo by David Weisberg. Photo: J. Norrena With Max Halberstadt’s iconic photo of the stern, cigar-bearing Sigmund Freud hanging over the mantle, the efficient […]
Posted inCommunity
Diary of a haunted summer at the Berkeley City Club
The author John Harris at the Berkeley City Club bar on night 1 of his summer stay. Photo: courtesy John Harris When writer and artist L. John Harris had to vacate his Berkeley home for a month, he checked into the Berkeley City Club, a private social club and hotel where he is a member. The Durant Avenue landmark, […]
Posted inEvents
The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley this weekend
The UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley kicks off its 125th anniversary celebration on Sunday June 28. Photo: Vicky Brock UC BOTANICAL GARDEN’S 125TH BIRTHDAY During its 125 years of existence, the University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley has served as a haven for endangered plants rescued from smugglers, a lab for studying climate change, biomagnetism and […]
Posted inEvents
The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley this weekend
This weekend is your last chance to see Theatre First’s production of Glenngary Glen Ross at Live Oak Theatre. Photo: Theatre First GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS This weekend is your last chance to see Theatre First’s production of Glengarry Glen Ross at Live Oak Theatre, as its run has its final day on Sunday. David Mamet’s Pulitzer […]
Posted inCrime & Safety, Fire, Schools
Potentially hazardous chemical suicide in Berkeley called for collaborative response, cautious approach
The death by deadly chemical of a former UC Berkeley professor on Tuesday, March 18, triggered a significant joint command response and saw a city block shut down for more than six hours. Photo: David Yee The death by chemical suicide earlier this week of a former UC Berkeley professor left many in the community […]